Proverbs 10:13:4Prov.10.13.W4TAB
חָכְמָ֑ה
khokhma
“wisdom”
- Transliteration
- khokh-MA
- Extended
- khaakh-MAA
- IPA
- /ħɔxˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wisdom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khokh-MA
- clause
be-sif-TE na-VON tim-ma-TSE khokh-MA
- sentence
be-sif-TE na-VON tim-ma-TSE khokh-MA ve-SHE-vet le-GEV kha-sar-LEV
Root and etymology
ḥ-k-mchet–kaf–mem
“skill, wisdom”
In context — Proverbs 10:13
On the lips of the discerning, wisdom will be found, but a rod is for the back of one lacking sense.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:13, so the Hebrew word חָכְמָ֑ה (khokhma) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.10.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.13.W4.S1) and character.